ABOUT THE MILE OF MURALS

The Mile of Murals is a community-based public art initiative in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, located on the far north side of the city. The project began in 2007, and is sponsored by the Rogers Park Business Alliance and the Clark/Morse/Glenwood Special Service Area #24. Our ten-year project goal is to paint a full mile of murals along the CTA Red Line track from Estes Avenue to Pratt Boulevard along the Glenwood Avenue train line. The project will result in 19 large-scale murals: ten block-long walls, seven viaduct walls, and two overpasses. New artists and themes are selected annually through a rigorous selection process juried by arts professionals and community leaders.

12 murals have been completed so far, on the following themes by these artists:

Annual Requests for Proposals are disseminated in mid-February, and completed proposals are due at the beginning of April. Artists are notified by the end of April, and murals are to be painted and completed by October of each year. Stipends are competitive, and range per project. Local project coordinators Dustin Harris and Lea Pinsky provide support to artists in preparing and priming walls before painting, ordering paints, helping with storage needs, and sealing the wall after completion.

For more information about the Mile of Murals project, please email Ana Bermudez at abermudez@rpba.org or info@mileofmurals.com